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Bright apartment with panoramic views located in the historic center

Apartment, overlooking the Eastern promenade: a terrace overlooking the sea!

The apartment is located on the second floor and consists of

2 bedrooms with double bed

a large room with a French sofa bed

a habitable kitchen

2 bathrooms with walk-in showers

Except for the bathroom, every room overlooks a balcony

Rent solutions: from 1 week to a month

Ortona is a beautiful town that stands on a cliff overlooking the Adriatic and is best known for its ancient port, which has always been the most important in Abruzzo.

Interesting to see are the Aragonese Castle and the Cathedral.

The Castle and 'placed at the edge of Ortona, in a spectacular location overlooking the sea, has an origin fifteenth (1452) linked to the Aragonese domination in the Abruzzo region.

The majestic Cathedral of St. Thomas, however, stands in the center of the city.

The church, built on the ruins of a pagan temple dedicated to Janus, over the centuries has undergone several destructions and reconstructions.

The temple shows a longitudinal pattern that seems to follow the pattern of the great Apulian basilicas, already imposed itself in the first decades of the thirteenth century.

From 1258 guards in the crypt, the relics of the Apostle Thomas and tombstone chalcedony stolen in Chios, Aegean island, dall'ortonese Leone during military action.

At the end of 1570 Accustomed to the rank of Cathedral and 23 December 1859, with the Bull of Pius IX, she was awarded the title of Minor Basilica.

The imposing temple, after the destruction of World War II, was reconstructed in fragments and ancient splendor are visible

the two portals of the thirteenth century,

the old sacristy,

the Chapel of St. S. Sacramento with reliefs dell'ortonese Perez and that of St. Thomas, adorned by Tommaso Cascella ceramics, where it is currently preserved reliquary bust of the saint.

In the crypt below the main altar are the relics of the Apostle Thomas, patron of the city, preserved in a gilded copper tape, with the oval portrait of the apostle, by the painter Tommaso Alessandrini Ortona. Between the altar and the throne will the original stone tomb chalcedony bearing the words of St. Thomas in greek.

Every year, on the first Sunday of May, on the occasion of the patron, you can gain the plenary indulgence.

The event is celebrated with a magnificent procession of Renaissance style and delivery of the Archbishop encrypts keys that provides the opening of the same and begins to lose the rites and the exhibition of the Sacred Relics. The interesting Capitular Museum is annexed to the Cathedral

The apartment is just over 1 km from Lido dei Saraceni and 4/5 km from Lido Riccio.

For lovers of fishing from the shore, we recommend the Acquabella bay, a beautiful expanse of rocks and small pebble beaches

About 6 km San Vito, a renowned center for the coves, pebble beaches and the coast of Trabocchi.

For the guests of July we note the event "At dinner with the Byzantines" cultural and food and wine that takes place in the beautiful setting of the ancient medieval village of Crecchio (9 km from Ortona)

The guests of August will be able to take part in the Festival of Ancient Flavors in the Terravecchia area and taste delicious dishes (fish and chickpeas sagnette, casotte pallotte and ove).

Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms

Sleeps 5

Owner

Owner

Member Since 2016

Speaks

italian

Calendar last updated:

19 Nov 2018

Facilities

Internet

Heater

Satellite or Cable

Children Welcome

TV

Bathrooms

2 Bathrooms

toilet, shower, bidet

toilet, shower, bidet

Location Type

Downtown

Meals

Guests provide their own meals

General

Heating

Linens Provided

Washing Machine

Internet

Iron & Board

Hair Dryer

Kitchen

Refrigerator

Stove

Oven

Microwave

Coffee Maker

Dishes & Utensils

Kitchen

Dining

Dining Area

Dining

comfy seating for 8 people

Entertainment

Television

Satellite / Cable

Books

Outside

Balcony

Suitability

wheelchair inaccessible

smoking allowed

House Rules

Check-in: 14:00

Check-out: 10:00

Cancellation Policy

100% refund for cancellations more than 14 days before check-in date. 50% refund for cancellations more than 7 days before check-in date.